Critical Miscellanies (Vol 3 of 3), Essay 5: On
John Morley's essay "On Pattison's Memoirs" is a review of Mark Pattison's autobiography, Memoirs of Mark Pattison, which was published in 1885. In the essay, Morley praises Pattison's work, noting that it is a "remarkable record of a remarkable life." He also highlights Pattison's intellectual achievements, noting that he was a "scholar of the highest order" and a "man of wide and varied learning." Morley also discusses Pattison's religious views, noting that he was a "sincere and earnest Christian" who was "deeply imbued with the spirit of the New Testament." Finally, Morley praises Pattison's writing style, noting that it is "clear, direct, and vigorous."
By John Morley · First published 1904 · Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Literary Criticism · 12,686 words
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To reckon the subject of this volume among leading minds who have stamped a deep influence on our generation, is not possible even to the friendliest partiality. That was not his position, and nobody could be less likely than he would himself have been to claim it. Pattison started no new problem. His name is associated with no fertile speculation, and with no work of the first degree of importance. Nor was he any more intended for a practical leader than for an intellectual discoverer. He did not belong to the class of authoritative men who are born to give decisions from the chair. Measured by any standard commensurate to his remarkable faculties, Pattison's life would be generally regarded as pale, negative, and ineffectual. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that he had a certain singular quality about him that made his society more interesting, more piquant, and more sapid than that of many men of a far wider importance and more commanding achievement.
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- Author: John Morley
- Date: 1904 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Non-Fiction, Biography, Literary Criticism, History
- Length: 12,686 words
- Structure: 1 section, 65 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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- Non-Fiction — This book is a collection of essays written by John Morley, which are based on the memoirs of Pattison and are therefore non-fiction.
- Biography — This book is based on the memoirs of Pattison, and therefore contains biographical information about him.
- Literary Criticism — This book is a collection of essays written by John Morley, which are critical analyses of Pattison's memoirs.
- History — This book contains information about Pattison's life and times, which is a form of historical writing.
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